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| Post# 661982 , Reply# 1 2/23/2013 at 21:59 (4,078 days old) by Maytagbear (N.E. Ohio) | ||
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For me......... and just me,they are too sudsy. Cleaning is great, but I have had to reset for extra rinsing. Maybe they wouldn't be like that in a very hard water area, but I have almost soft city water. They smell ok, I think. Lawrence/Maytagbear | ||
| Post# 661987 , Reply# 4 2/23/2013 at 22:39 (4,078 days old) by dustin92 (Jackson, MI) | ||
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Yes, Cascade Complete is still available and Platinum is supposed to be better. So far my only complaint is the price. | ||
| Post# 662067 , Reply# 7 2/24/2013 at 12:04 (4,078 days old) by jerrod6 (Southeastern Pennsylvania) | ||
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Yeah the pacs I used left a scent in the machine and on the dishes. It was just awful because every time you raised a glass to your face to drink water you got a face full of scent, so that's why I was asking this question. | ||
| Post# 662318 , Reply# 8 2/25/2013 at 11:25 (4,077 days old) by kqkenmore (memphis tn) | ||
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Post# 662328 , Reply# 9 2/25/2013 at 12:03 (4,077 days old) by joe_in_philly  (Philadelphia, PA, USA) |
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Mmmm, Chelant and Polymer! It seems that is positioned above Cascade Complete. Luckily just about every detergent works well in my dishwasher. I just bought some Finish All-in-1 powerball tabs on clearance at Target for 8 cents a load. Not too bad.
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| Post# 662345 , Reply# 10 2/25/2013 at 12:43 (4,077 days old) by nmassman44 (Brooksville Florida) | ||
I tried the Cascade Platinum in my dishwasher and got outstanding results...then again almost anything I use in my dishwasher does well since 1) Its a Miele 2) has a built in water softener and 3) heats water to the target temps 4) has enough power to clean anything I throw at it and then some. It does well with starches like pasta water residue and rice. To me it acts like a phosphated detergent. I bought a box of Finish PowerBalls that I have to go thru and a box of Somat3 that is phosphated something like 30% phophates.
The Platinum does suds up some but so does Finish and Somat. | ||
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Post# 664564 , Reply# 11 3/8/2013 at 11:59 (4,066 days old) by cleanteamofny ((Monroe, New York) |
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 I know this been floating around the forum and I finally tried it two days ago and wow, what a big difference this stuff is! The tub does not have that at the front build up because of powder detergents (aka Finish with PB and Cascade Complete). I like the Lemon Scent over the regular bleach mustiness. My Stainless Steel Aluminum Pots really shines like the old formula of Cascade. Finally something to shout about! The price for 43 tabs is $10.99 at Targets. Wally world was $6.00 for the 23 tabs so do the math. I need to go back and pick up 2 more pkg's for that price! | ||
| Post# 664628 , Reply# 12 3/8/2013 at 22:37 (4,065 days old) by dustin92 (Jackson, MI) | ||
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I am still liking them, I havent found anything that won't come clean. | ||
| Post# 664975 , Reply# 14 3/10/2013 at 20:30 (4,063 days old) by zippyjet (Baltimore) | ||
I gotta try it!
When the phosphates went away, the superlative cleaning quality went away with them. However, I read somewhere that a quarter cup of 20 Mule Team Borax along with the detergent got them clean. I've been using this combination for almost a year and I'm satisfied. However every once in a while the Cascade Complete Pillow doesn't fully dissolve in the dispenser. And, I live in an apartment with a bottom of the line GE
"builder's/apartment model." This GE has one wash arm and the spray tower; that's it! 1970's dishwasher technology though my machine is probably less than ten years old. I saw Cascade Platinum at Target along with Complete (Baltimore, Maryland). And I was in a hurry and bought a large tub of the Complete for $10 and change. I have not opened it and now I'm tempted to exchange it for Platinum. As others have said if it cleans like the old school phosphate and I don't have to add 20 Mule Team I'll pay the extra ducats if I can get this kind of cleaning. For those who have issues with perfume residual odors on their glasses and dishes, try NOT running the heated drying cycle. In addition I learned that substituting white vinegar for rinse aid works. I can attest to this and no, there is no vinegar smells! ツ | ||
| Post# 664978 , Reply# 15 3/10/2013 at 20:41 (4,063 days old) by danemodsandy (The Bramford, Apt. 7-E) | ||
Maybe....
....Cascade has begun to lick the performance problem inherent in non-phosphated dishwasher detergents.
I hope so. I live in a hard-water area (Waterloo, IA) and dishwashers here are, shall we say, challenged. Not only are dishwashing results often poor, the dishwashers themselves often get terrible lime deposits. I know of a stainless-tub KitchenAid that was very badly limed up until I told the owner about Bubble Bandit. It would be nice if whatever technology Cascade is using proves to work well over the long haul, and is adopted across the board. I'm all for protecting our waterways, but I'm also all for protecting expensive appliances and the health of their owners. | ||
| Post# 664991 , Reply# 16 3/10/2013 at 22:28 (4,063 days old) by Iheartmaytag (Wichita, Kansas) | ||
Saw the new Platnium  | ||
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Post# 664993 , Reply# 17 3/10/2013 at 22:53 (4,063 days old) by Supersuds (Knoxville, Tenn.) |
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| Post# 665039 , Reply# 18 3/11/2013 at 07:07 (4,063 days old) by whirlyfanatic (Trinidad and Tobago) | ||
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Is the Platinum better than the complete in cleaing? | ||
| Post# 665513 , Reply# 19 3/13/2013 at 00:23 (4,061 days old) by zippyjet (Baltimore) | ||
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Quite Pleased! | ||
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Post# 665526 , Reply# 20 3/13/2013 at 04:42 (4,061 days old) by Frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie) |
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Post# 669179 , Reply# 23 3/30/2013 at 04:18 (4,044 days old) by Frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie) |
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Platinum is on the shelves in my village, so I'm guessing it's everywhere, now. I use Cascade Complete w/ Dawn pacs on most loads and Cascade Complete w/Bleach gel for super-tough pots/pans loads, as I can use some in the prewash without breaking the bank by using two pacs for a single load.
The Platinum pacs seem to do a little better on pots/pans. See photos below. 
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Post# 669180 , Reply# 24 3/30/2013 at 04:19 (4,044 days old) by Frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie) |
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Post# 669181 , Reply# 25 3/30/2013 at 04:24 (4,044 days old) by Frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie) |
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Post# 669188 , Reply# 27 3/30/2013 at 07:42 (4,044 days old) by Frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie) |
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| Post# 671178 , Reply# 29 4/7/2013 at 18:05 (4,035 days old) by zippyjet (Baltimore) | ||
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Still Outstanding in cleaning quality!
Five or six loads later, the Cascade Platinum is still getting EVERYTHING I put in my low end GE dishwasher spotless! And, two of my plastic "Take Along" Rubbermaid lunch containers nested together and even the "Take Along" on the back/bottom came out clean. Cascade/P & G I think you've got a winner. Worth the extra pennies.
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Post# 671833 , Reply# 30 4/10/2013 at 15:29 (4,032 days old) by jakeseacrest (Massachusetts) |
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| Post# 671847 , Reply# 31 4/10/2013 at 17:01 (4,032 days old) by retromania (Anderson, South Carolina) | ||
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Cascade w/Dawn I wash my pots and pans by hand and everything else goes in the dishwasher, except china and crystal. I rinse my stuff before I put it in and I have been satisfied with powder Cascade with Dawn. My brother kids me that my dishes get washed twice. How would he even know. I doubt he has ever loaded a dishwasher! LOL :) | ||
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Post# 671873 , Reply# 32 4/10/2013 at 20:38 (4,032 days old) by appnut (TX) |
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I rinse my stuff before I put it in and I have been satisfi | ||
| Post# 671951 , Reply# 35 4/11/2013 at 10:20 (4,032 days old) by rayjay (Carteret, New Jersey) | ||
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BubbleBandit Bubble Bandit the BEST hands down!!!! Clean dishes, clean scent. Nothing left on dishes or glassware. It has phophates which is need for cleaning. All this oher crap is just fluff and a lot of stink. Throw the other stuff out. | ||
| Post# 671955 , Reply# 36 4/11/2013 at 10:39 (4,032 days old) by JeffG () | ||
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"a dishwasher full of roaches and THEY were doing the prewash cycles for me" I love this site sometimes lol | ||
| Post# 671966 , Reply# 37 4/11/2013 at 11:34 (4,032 days old) by retromania (Anderson, South Carolina) | ||
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Where??? Where do you buy Bubble Bandit? And sort of off the subject, but I've gotten two more people using the Sears powder laundry detergent and they love it. | ||
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Post# 672271 , Reply# 39 4/12/2013 at 16:34 (4,030 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage) |
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@tolivac
First of all; ewwwwwwwwwwwwwww! *LOL*
Second have never pre-rinsed dishes in my life and never found anything creeping, crawling or otherwise infesting the inside of the machine. This with sometimes not running the machine for days until a full load is reached. Vermin such as rodents and bugs will only find their way into a dishwasher, range, etc.. if they are present in the home. Otherwise it isn't as if fumes wafting through the air summon them from afar like a vampire to its's victim. | ||
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Post# 672349 , Reply# 41 4/12/2013 at 22:20 (4,030 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage) |
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Multiple Unit Housing
Yes, it is quite common that if one has vermin(rats, mice, roaches, etc..) in one unit rest assured they are elsewhere. That is unless things are in the early stages (the odd bug brought in on shopping bags, or rodent that got in), but make no mistake, if they stay long enough to set up housekeeping problem spreads.
So many building owners do things on the cheap and just to keep the complaining tenant or whomever quiet exterminate just that one place. Which of course is no good at all. Several years back when our building had a mice problem the first exterminator was useless; Moi and others told those in power so and soon they got shot of him. The next service did the entire building every other day and demanded access to every apartment regardless. There were no "but I have pets, I can't be home, I don't see anything...", or some such excuses allowed. That was that and they've not been back since. Have seen that show on cable television about that one; the exterminator in the South or some such. One home he was called to literally had roaches crawling like a plague over every single surface. Behind pictures, behind appliances, under sofa cushions, etc.. He Hoovered them up with a vacuum cleaner as part of "step one". Cannot understand how people could live like that. | ||
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Post# 672388 , Reply# 44 4/13/2013 at 06:14 (4,030 days old) by tolivac (greenville nc) |
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The KA dishwasher i have has a forced air drying fan system-they can get in that way as well-think that is more likely.There is plenty of room for a roach to get in when the fan and heating element aren't running.Otherwise if the fan and element were running-chopped and cooked roach!Haven't seen that. | ||
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Post# 673120 , Reply# 47 4/16/2013 at 06:01 (4,027 days old) by Frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie) |
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Cascade Platinum: I love it! Cleans crusty pots/pans very well, which is my litmus test for any dishwasher detergent. I use Platinum for tough loads and less expensive Cascade Complete Pacs w/Dawn for light-to-normal loads. Platinum keeps the stainless steel interior of the LG gleaming.
It appears detergent manufacturers are finding solutions to the cleaning ability issues that cropped up in a post-phosphates world. Now if they could just solve the "turns aluminum dark grey" issue. It's not the color that bothers me, but rather the powdery crap that rubs off on dishtowels and tablecloths. 
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| Post# 674649 , Reply# 48 4/22/2013 at 12:53 (4,021 days old) by mich (Hells Kitchen - New York) | ||
While I'll admit, the Platinum Sample I received was promising, it struggled to rinse away potatoes on our Corningware, something it's Brother Cascade Complete (Phosphate Powder Version) could easily pull off.
Also, if guys really look well enough, you can find the old Phosphate Detergent still on the shelves. I picked up a 100oz Box of Cascade with Dawn (6.4 Phosphate) for $4 a few weeks ago, at Big Lots. For Kicks, I posted my "Platinum" Detergent ;) 
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Post# 674657 , Reply# 49 4/22/2013 at 13:17 (4,021 days old) by rp2813 (Sannazay) |
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 I may have to try Platinum when my stockpile of phosphated Cascade is depleted. Or perhaps by that time they'll have something even better on the market than Platinum. I'm not inclined to buy a 5-gallon bucket of phosphated industrial or whatever.
Water is fairly hard here but I've been getting good results with my ISE Classic Supreme and phosphated Cascade, usually in both cups unless it's not a difficult load.
Last night just for kicks I tried a Finish Power Ball tab in the main wash cup. Never again. Spots and film on everything. It was like having the Thundering Thermador back in the kitchen again. | ||
| Post# 674659 , Reply# 50 4/22/2013 at 13:51 (4,021 days old) by mich (Hells Kitchen - New York) | ||
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Post# 674665 , Reply# 51 4/22/2013 at 14:17 (4,021 days old) by rp2813 (Sannazay) |
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I got my first clue when I pulled out the glass carafe and filter basket assembly for my coffee maker this morning. The carafe wasn't too bad, but the black plastic components for the basket were badly spotted. That doesn't happen with phosphated Cascade.
I also noticed some sudsing during the main wash from the power ball even with the hard water situation here.
I'm going to give what I have left of the Finish to Dave's daughter. She's going to be getting a new machine for the house they just bought. I'll recommend Cascade Platinum to her as well.
Meanwhile, I need to investigate last night's results further. I may have to run the whole batch through on a "Light/China" cycle to correct the sub-par results from the power ball. | ||
| Post# 674754 , Reply# 54 4/22/2013 at 19:28 (4,020 days old) by mich (Hells Kitchen - New York) | ||
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The american Finish Powerballs claim to contain 'Etch Guard" however, if you just so happen to have soft water (2gpg here) the Powerball will leave a horrible etching on your glasses, in 1 Wast Load...
Needless, to say, I'll be sticking with Cascade. However, even in soft water, Phosphates provide a amazing cleaning boost, vs Phosphate Free. | ||
| Post# 674755 , Reply# 55 4/22/2013 at 19:30 (4,020 days old) by mich (Hells Kitchen - New York) | ||
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| Post# 674801 , Reply# 56 4/22/2013 at 21:51 (4,020 days old) by roto204 (Tucson, AZ) | ||
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| Post# 674884 , Reply# 57 4/23/2013 at 05:59 (4,020 days old) by mark_wpduet (Lexington KY) | ||
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Post# 882838 , Reply# 58 5/30/2016 at 13:04 (2,887 days old) by GELaundry4ever (Nacogdoches, TX, USA) |
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lemon burst I just bought the cascade platinum pacs in the lemon burst scent. They have a pleasant smell to them as does the cascade complete citrus breeze gel that I have. They do a decent job of cleaning dishes. | ||
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Post# 882891 , Reply# 60 5/30/2016 at 20:21 (2,886 days old) by GELaundry4ever (Nacogdoches, TX, USA) |
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soft water I have soft water. I do a rotation between the cascade complete citrus breeze scent and the cascade platinum lemon burst scent. | ||
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